A petition has just been submitted to the White House raising the issue of nuclear weapons tampering by unidentified craft of unknown origin and the failure of the White House and Department of Defense to respond.

Washington, DC -- A petition calling attention to extraordinary testimony from former members of the United States Air Force has been posted on the White House website. It is part of the White House's "We the People" project and resides at: wh.gov/nqu

Since 1992 government witnesses of high rank have been coming forward with evidence regarding incidents in which extraordinary craft of unknown origin have tampered with nuclear weapons facilities around the world. Despite extensive media coverage of these emerging testimonies since the Fall of 2010, the Obama administration has made no comment whatsoever regarding this evidence and its national security implications. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, who was chief of staff to President Clinton during the Rockefeller Initiative, should respond to these testimonies.

On September 27, 2010 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC a press conference was held in which testimony regarding incidents of weapons tampering by unidentified craft was presented to the media. The witnesses in attendance were all former U. S. Air Force personnel and included Lt. Col. Dwynne Arneson, Capt. Bruce Fenstermacher, Col. Charles Halt, Capt. Robert Jamison, Patrick McDonough, 1st Lt. Jerome Nelson, and Capt. Robert Salas. Most of these witnesses have held high security clearance.

Leading the press conference was the principal researcher developing these testimonies, Robert Hastings, author of the important book, UFOs and Nukes: Extraordinary Encounters at Nuclear Weapons Sites. In addition to the press conference attendees, scores of other witnesses, mostly military, have provided further testimony to Hastings during his research.

One of the incidents addressed took place at a Malmstrom Air Force Base nuclear missile launch complex in March of 1967. Former ICBM launch officer Salas testified to missiles being shut down in silo after a craft of unknown origin hovered directly over the complex. Other testimony dealt with the 1980 RAF Bentwaters base incident in the United Kingdom. .

Notably, the media covered this press conference - before, during and after - with hundreds of articles published around the world. Over one hundred of these articles can be reviewed at: tinyurl.com/87x6ldj

But, despite the extraordinary national security implications and the extensive media coverage of these testimonies, NEITHER THE PRESIDENT NOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE HAS MADE ANY COMMENT OR RESPONDED IN ANY APPROPRIATE FASHION.

This lack of a response is an embarrassment for the White House which issued a statement on November 4, 2011 that, "The U.S. government has no evidence that any life exists outside our planet, or that an extraterrestrial presence has contacted or engaged any member of the human race. In addition, there is no credible information to suggest that any evidence is being hidden from the public's eye." White House statement at: tinyurl.com/3qlh5g7

Former officers in the United States Air Force have come forward with evidence for nuclear weapons tampering by unidentified craft, thousands of reports have been taken from military and civilian pilots reporting unidentified craft of extraordinary flight characteristics, and the White House and the Defense Department have said and done nothing.